tourist attractions in Ningxia

Ningxia has been irrigated by Yellow River water and has formed a long history of Yellow River civilization. As early as 31,111 years ago, there were traces of human beings living in Ningxia. Historically, it is the main road of the "Silk Road" and is known as the "Jiangnan". The following are the scenic spots I have compiled for you in Ningxia, hoping to help you!

Recommended tourist attractions in Ningxia

Liupan Mountain Scenic Area

Liupan Mountain National Nature Reserve is located in the south of Ningxia, which is the combination of northern nomadic culture and Central Plains culture, with many cultural relics and rich natural resources. There are more than 61 scenic spots in the reserve, including Laolongtan, Er'long River, Ghost Gate, Liangdian Gorge, Lotus Garden and Baiyun Mountain. In the middle of the reserve, there are Guyuan Ancient City, Warring States Qin Changcheng and Anxi Wangfu Site. In the north, there is Danxia landform with Xumishan Grottoes as the center.

Xixia Mausoleum

Xixia Mausoleum National AAAA Scenic Area, located in Xixia District, Yinchuan City, is the most densely populated imperial mausoleum in China, and is called the "Oriental Pyramid" by the world. There are nine imperial tombs and more than 141 tombs of princes and ministers.

Zhongwei Shapotou

Zhongwei Shapotou is the first batch of AAAAA scenic spots in China, located in the hinterland of Tengger Desert in shapotou district, zhongwei, and is a famous desert tourist area with rich western characteristics.

Zhongwei Golden Sand Island Leisure Resort

Ningxia Zhongwei Golden Sand Island Leisure Resort is located on the southeast edge of Tengger Desert, the fourth largest desert in China, which is in harmony with Tengger Lake. It is 17km away from the urban area, 21km away from Shapotou, the first batch of 5A scenic spots in China, and 7km away from Zhongwei Xiangshan Airport, with a total area of 4,284 mu, and is invested by Shapotou Tourism Co., Ltd. for nearly one billion yuan. The first high-end leisure and holiday villa area in northwest China, which integrates catering, accommodation, leisure and entertainment.

Golden Sand Island is a natural ecological scenic spot with green sand, water in green sand, islands in lakes, lakes and water in islands, roads connecting, trees forming forests and birds swarming. Golden Sand Island, zhongwei is located in the southeast edge of Tengger Desert, the fourth largest desert in China, which is a collection of deserts, wetlands, lakes and the Great Wall. Tourist and holiday scenic spots integrating frontier fortress culture, desert culture and military camp culture

Pingluo Shahu

Pingluo Shahu is located in Pingluo County, Shizuishan City, the first batch of AAAAA scenic spots in China, 56 kilometers away from Yinchuan City.

Zhongwei High Temple

Located in shapotou district, zhongwei, Zhongwei High Temple was built in Yongle period of Ming Dynasty (1413-1424), and has been rebuilt by generations. By the Qing Dynasty, it had become a large-scale ancient architectural complex.

Firestone Village

Firestone Village is located in Xiji County, Guyuan City. Because its mountains are dark red, especially under the shade of green trees, it is like a burning flame, so it is named Firestone Village.

Zen Buddhist Temple Grottoes

The Zen Buddhist Temple Grottoes are located in Chanyao Village, Huozhai Township, Xiji County. Because of its connection with Xumishan Mountain in Guyuan County, it is also called "Xumishan Zen Buddhist Temple", which is a sacred place for the spread of Zen Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty.

broomstick Grottoes

The broomstick Grottoes are located in the Shifeng Group, which is 15km north of Xiji County and 5km south of Huoshizhai Township. They are named after the bamboo growing on the mountains as broomsticks, also known as "Yuntai Mountain" and "West Wudang Mountain".

Huoshizhai Grottoes

The Huoshizhai Grottoes began to be chiseled in the Northern Wei Dynasty and flourished in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Several grottoes were chiseled on a cliff more than 111 meters high.

Chaona Ancient City Site

Chaona Ancient City Site is the site of the ancient city of Chaona County in Qin and Han Dynasties, which is located in the ancient town 15km west of Pengyang County, Guyuan City. Located at the intersection of ru river and Renshanhe River, Ruhe River is in the middle of Pingchuan triangle on the north bank, bordering Dianwa Reservoir in the east, Chaoba in the west and Luojiashan leap in the north. The fertile land in the urban area is thousands of hectares, and the north main canal of Naihe Reservoir passes through the city. Chaona Ancient City Site was a battleground for military strategists in past dynasties, and Qin and Han dynasties were strategic places leading to Chang 'an. Now it is a key cultural relic protection unit.

Best travel time

May-October is the best travel season every year.

Ningxia tourism cuisine

Ningxia cuisine is mainly based on northwest pasta, with most halal features. Because agriculture is developed, vegetables and fruits are richer than those in Gansu, and rivers such as the Yellow River are distributed all over the region, so fresh river fish are worth tasting. Beef and mutton are the main edible meat, and live sheep are killed in large markets in various counties, so all kinds of mutton dishes can't be tasted. Hui people are traditionally not close to alcohol and tobacco, so more traditional Muslim restaurants do not serve alcoholic drinks. However, most people in the northwest drink alcohol, and the local low-alcohol liquor and fruit wine are pure in taste, but they should be controlled.

Braised haggis: unique flavor. Its production method is: the viscera, head and hoof of sheep are carefully washed, cooked in a boiling pot, taken out and cut into shreds. Add shredded chop suey into the original soup, and add onion, ginger, minced garlic, spicy red oil, monosodium glutamate and coriander to make the stewed chop suey. The red one is Chili oil, the green one is chopped green onion and coriander, and under the oil color is milky white fresh soup. Take a sip of fresh soup and eat chop suey, which is not greasy and mellow.

Steamed lamb: Ningxia lamb is tender and delicious, with no smell. Lamb had better choose chest fork and upper spine, chop it into rectangular strips, wash it with cool water, put it in a bowl, and put ginger, green onion and garlic on it. Add a few more raw pepper and steam in the cage for about 31 minutes; Then buckle it into the soup plate and serve it with vinegar, garlic juice, salt and other seasonings.

crispy chicken: Yinchuan local flavor snack, characterized by crispy and tender. Method: First, bone the cooked hen without peeling, tear the chicken into strips, mix with salt, sesame oil and monosodium glutamate, and use 3 egg whites, add half starch and half white flour, and stir well; Pour half of the foam paste into a flat plate with clear oil, then put in the chicken strips and wrap the chicken strips with the remaining half of the foam paste. Put the wrapped chicken strips into a 71% hot oil pan and fry them until they are white and yellow, then take them out, cut them into 2 knives and 3 strips, and then cross-cut, plate them and dip them in salt and pepper.

Gaiwancha: The local people call it Tuanzi, and the northwest people drink Gaiwancha more. Even the teahouses in Gannan Tibetan areas serve Gaiwancha, and pay attention to the use of bowls with three batteries. The most important thing, of course, is that tea is different from rock sugar. Other ingredients include Lycium barbarum, Elaeagnus angustifolia, red dates, walnuts, raisins, longan, preserved plum and other nourishing products, which are called eight-treasure tea. The water for making tea should be boiling water, which is called "peony water". The dumplings tea produced in Linxia and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of Gansu Province is the most authentic. It would be a pity if we didn't taste this characteristic. Eight-treasure tea in shops costs 11 yuan in bags, and 2 yuan/bowl in teahouses and restaurants, with water free, while real good tea tastes better after two or three times.

what are the tourist attractions in Ningxia?

Shapotou, Shahu, Xixia Film and Television City, Xixia Mausoleum, Gaomiao, Qingtongxia Tower 118, Xiaokouzi Twin Towers, Helan Mountain Rock Paintings and Liupanshan Mountain mainly include these: Xixia Mausoleum National AAAA Scenic Area, located in Xixia District of Yinchuan City, is the most densely populated imperial mausoleum area in China, and is called "Oriental Pyramid" by the world. There are nine imperial tombs and more than 141 tombs of princes and ministers. The Western Xia Mausoleum not only absorbed the strengths of the imperial tombs since the Qin and Han Dynasties, especially in the Tang and Song Dynasties, but also was influenced by Buddhist architecture, which organically combined the Han culture, Buddhist culture and Tangut national culture, forming a unique form of cemetery architecture in China. Xixia Mausoleum is grand in scale and well-laid. Each mausoleum consists of Quetai, Shenqiang, Beiting, Jiaolou, Moon City, Inner City, Xiandian and Lingtai. The first batch of AAAAA scenic spots in Shapotou, Zhongwei, located in the hinterland of Tengger Desert in shapotou district, zhongwei, is a famous desert tourist area with rich western characteristics. The mountains, the Yellow River, the desert, the Great Wall and the oasis converge here, forming a unique natural geographical and cultural landscape. The flowing Yellow River, the boundless desert, the magical desert grassland, the desolate Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty, and the magnificent ancient waterwheel have attracted many tourists. Here, you can ride a camel to roam the sand sea, take an ancient sheepskin raft to drift on the Yellow River, and enjoy the strange landscape of desert solitary smoke and long river sunset within a short distance. Pingluo Shahu Shahu is located in Pingluo County, Shizuishan City, the first batch of AAAAA scenic spots in China, 56 kilometers away from Yinchuan City. Shahu Lake has ten thousand mu of water, five thousand mu of sand dunes and two thousand mu of reeds. Shahu Lake is rich in fish and birds. There are tens of thousands of birds living here, which can be called a wonder in nature. Shahu Lake is rich in fish, not only carp, silver carp, bighead carp, bighead carp and crucian carp, but also Wuchang fish and giant salamander, which are rare in the north. In the restaurant of Shahu Lake, there is a fish banquet to cook the live fish produced in Shahu Lake. Helan Mountain in the west of the lake stands majestic and reflects in the lake. Liupan Mountain Scenic Area Liupan Mountain National Nature Reserve is located in the south of Ningxia, which is the combination of northern nomadic culture and Central Plains culture, with many cultural relics and rich natural resources. Lush forests, good vegetation and biodiversity make Liupanshan an an ideal place for leisure, summer vacation, forest exploration, scientific research and teaching practice; There are more than 61 scenic spots in the reserve, including Laolongtan, Er'long River, Ghost Gate, Liangdian Gorge, Lotus Garden and Baiyun Mountain. In the middle of the reserve, there are Guyuan Ancient City, Warring States Qin Changcheng and Anxi Wangfu Site. In the north, there is Danxia landform with Xumishan Grottoes as the center. Located in shapotou district, zhongwei, Zhongwei High Temple was built in Yongle period of Ming Dynasty (1413-1424), and has been rebuilt for generations. By Qing Dynasty, it has become a large-scale ancient architectural complex. Gao Temple is a temple with three religions in one. There are not only buddhas and bodhisattvas, but also statues of Jade Emperor, Virgin Mary, Wenchang and Guan Gong, and there are three religions in the temple: Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. There is a security temple in front of the temple, the mountain gate faces south, and there are wings on both sides, and the front is the Hall of the Great Hero, which rests on the top of the mountain with a single eaves. Behind the temple is a high temple, with 24 steps, ascending the stairs, passing through the archway, Nantianmen, Zhonglou, and finally the three-storey Wuyue, Jade Emperor and Notre Dame Hall. These main buildings are all on the same central axis, and they are connected layer by layer, showing a trend of gradual increase. On both sides of the main building of the High Temple, there are bell tower, drum tower, Wen building, Wu building, Lingguan hall, Dizang hall and other ancillary halls, which are compact in structure and magnificent in momentum. Gao Temple is a temple with three religions in one, which is very strange. There is a couplet on the brick archway of the temple: "Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are all from here"; "Heaven, earth, man's self-creation and self-transformation are all here." The horizontal approval is: "Supreme Law Bridge". There are not only buddhas and bodhisattvas in the temple, but also the Jade Emperor, the Virgin, Wenchang and Guan Gong. The idols of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism are gathered together. The important buildings of Gaomiao building are all located on a central axis, and the main building and the auxiliary building are connected by flying bridge, which is very varied. The whole building complex is famous for its exquisite halls, pecking eaves and teeth, and high wing angles and curved corridors, and is well-known at home and abroad. The uniqueness of the high temple lies not only in its perfect shape, but also in the fact that it integrates Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism in one temple, and there are 174 statues made of various gods, which are so vivid and exquisite that it is dizzying. Gaomiao Hell is one of the four ghost towns in China. Entering the underworld is both exciting and breathtaking. The main buildings of the Temple are located on a central axis. Layer upon layer, gradually increasing; Auxiliary buildings are located on both sides, balanced and symmetrical. On the platform of just over 2,111 square meters, nearly 111 temples of various types and styles have been built, such as nine ridges, four corners, cross hills and generals' helmets. The whole building complex is a masterpiece of ancient buildings in Ningxia, with overlapping pavilions and corridors, pecking cornices and twists and turns. Huoshizhai is located in Xiji County, Guyuan City. Because its mountains are dark red, especially under the shade of green trees, it is like a burning flame, so it is named Huoshizhai. Every spring and summer, the mountains are full of flowers and plants, colorful, and full of vitality. Among the sparse trees, there are also clusters of arrowheads, which add a bit of southern beauty to the northern landscape. Within a hundred miles of Firestone Village in Fiona Fang, there are many towering peaks, large and small, among which the famous ones are Sweeping Bamboo Ridge, Shisi Mountain and Zhaobi Mountain, especially the natural stone city. Firestone Village not only has fascinating natural landscapes, but also has more than a dozen grotto buildings, which are in the same strain as Xumishan Grottoes. The Zen Buddhist Temple Grottoes are located in Chanyao Village, Huozhai Township, Xiji County. Because of its connection with Xumishan Mountain in Guyuan County, it is also called "Xumishan Zen Buddhist Temple", which is a sacred place for the spread of Zen Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty. The grottoes are carved on a pinnacle pagoda-shaped stone peak, which is about 121 meters high, like a spear piercing the sky, with its walls hanging in the air, which is strange and unusual. If you climb to the top of the mountain, clouds float beneath your feet. There are 11 caves in the east and west of Shifeng, and there are still murals and stone sculptures. Among them, the largest stone cave is in a rectangular flat-topped shape at a distance of 15 meters from the summit, and the local residents provide three clay statues. There is a grotto in the lower half of the stone peak, which is 15 meters deep, 4 meters wide and 5 meters high, and can accommodate more than 111 people. Strange peaks and rocks around the main peak of the grottoes either rise in the air or sink into the valley, with different shapes. The Broom Ridge Grottoes are located in the Shifeng Group, which is 15km north of Xiji County and 5km south of Huoshizhai Township. They are named after the bamboo growing as brooms on the mountains, also known as "Yuntai Mountain" and "West Wudang Mountain". The trees here are lush and the water is clear, especially the strange and towering stone mountains give people the feeling of "Guilin landscape". The mountain peak has a graceful demeanor. The main peak of broom ridge is surrounded by cliffs, but there are people chiseling stone steps in the northeast corner to climb, and the magical natural landscape is integrated with the humanistic buildings on the mountain. More than 31 caves, such as Jade Emperor Pavilion, Giant Buddha Hall, Bodhisattva Hall, Niuwang Hall and Wanshou Palace, are distributed on the stone wall about 331 meters long from east to west, and most of the caves are rectangular flat-topped with circular domes. The rectangular Buddha Hall is 9 meters deep, 6.1 meters wide and 5.45 meters high. Most of the statues in the grottoes have been destroyed, and there are still stone sculptures, Buddhist niches and murals. There are 4 relatively complete stone statues, the largest of which is a standing Buddha with a height of 4.8 meters and a belly circumference of 4.4 meters. There are also three bronze Buddha statues in the grottoes, one of which was made by Emperor Tuoba Tao of the Northern Wei Dynasty (424 -452). The second is the gilded bronze statue of Sakyamuni in Song Dynasty, which is 46 cm high and weighs 18 kg. When the broom ridge grottoes were dug has no historical data. If the bronze Buddha statue is not a fake, it is speculated that it was probably dug in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Huoshizhai "Danxia Landform" is located in Huoshizhai Township in the northwest of Xiji County, with a length of 17 kilometers from north to south and a width of 11 kilometers from east to west. It has been approved by the autonomous region as a "Danxia Landform" nature reserve. The nature reserve is 11 kilometers away from Xiji County, with red and purple cliffs, peaks, ridges and strange rocks protruding from the loess plateau, and the landscape is spectacular and beautiful. Because the red sandstone is exposed, the locals call it Firestone Village. "Danxia Landform" originated from Danxia Mountain in Renhua, northern Guangdong. It is a special landform composed of thick red sandstone, conglomerate and other red rocks, which is formed by external forces such as crustal uplift movement, erosion and dissolution of running water, weathering and peeling, collapse and retreat. Danxia landform is unique in China's landscape and landscape, and it is one of the important types of scenic spots in China. The Huoshizhai Grottoes began to be chiseled in the Northern Wei Dynasty and flourished in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Several grottoes were chiseled and built on a cliff more than 111 meters high. In the meantime, I feel refreshed and ecstatic. When introducing Yuntai Mountain, Xiji County Chronicle of the Republic of China said, "The mountain peaks are steep, the deep caves are dangerous, the mountains are overlapping with greenery, and it is winding and deep." "Every time a mountain rain is coming, it must be like a cloud first. It's sunny and smoky. The birds are ringing, and the flowers are fragrant, which is enough to entertain your eyes. " There are three grottoes here, namely, Saozhuling, Shisi Mountain and Zen Buddhist Temple, each with its own characteristics. They are the organic combination of natural creation and human wisdom. The ruins of the ancient city in Chaona County, Chaona Ancient City Site during the Qin and Han Dynasties,